Perfume-vending machine.



H. L. NEEDHAM.

PERFUME VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. I9I5.

Patented July 2,1918.

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PERFUME- ENDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1918.

Application filed December 30, 1915. Serial No. 69,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Homer L. NEEDHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at McMinnville, in the county of Yamhill and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Perfume-Vending Machines, of which the following is a specification. 7

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in perfume vending machines of a type wherein the perfume may be ejected by the operator so as to be applied to the lapel of the coat orv at any other suitable point upon the apparel; and as its primary object it cgntemplates the provision of an improved device of this character but is constructed to'befeasily operated, cheaply manufactured, and wherein the partsare so arranged whereby theyare not liable to get out of order. p

i A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type in question that is extremely simple in construction, strong and durable, and highly practical from both the standpoint of the manufacturer and the standpoint of the user; and which, it is believed, maybe manufactured at a com- Various other objects and advantages will become apparent during the continuance of the following description. 7

These objects are accomplished by such means as are shown in theirpreferred form in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more specifically pointed out in the appended claims. 1

In the accompanying drawings. wherein like characters designatelike parts through- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view taken through the body of the'device showing my invention as in itspreferred embodiment. r

Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryview illustrating more clearly the coin control mechanism.

In reducing my invention to practice, I first provide a suitable housing, such as designated by the numeral 10 in the drawings, which may be constructed of'any suitableor desirable material. The housing is provided at a certain point with a coin receiving'slot 11 that is cutaway adjacent its lower end as indicated by the numeral 12 so that it may receive an element such. as will be hereinafter fully described,

of the carrying member 13, and which serves as an abutment to be engaged by one end of the spring element 16. The other end of the spring element 16 normally bears against the internally flanged end 17 of the carrying member so that the actuating rod 14 will be normally held in an inoperative position. Adjacent to the collar 15, the actuating rod is also provided with a projecting lug 18, while at its outer end it carries a handle portion 19. A head portion 20 is mounted at the inner end of the actuating rod 14 and is designed to engage the air bulb of the ejecting mechanism such as will be subsequently pointed out.

The housing'lO is slightly enlarged as at 21 to form a cavity 22 in communication with the coin slot 11, this cavity being of a dimension whereby it may receive an engagin g plate or coin-actuating element 23. The

engaging plate above mentioned is carried upon a projecting rod 24 that is slidably mounted through one wall of the housing, the latter being provided with a handle portion 25 that merges into the handle portion 19 of the actuating rod. The elements 14 and 20 comprise a pusher, the elements 22 and24 comprise another pusher or actuator, and the elements 19 and 25 comprise a universal member for operating these pushers. Consequently it will be seen that the actuating rod 14 and the projecting rod 24 may be operated simultaneously. It will also be noted that the plate 23 may be made to seat within the cavity 22 thereby being flush with the front side wall of the coin slot and permitting the free insertion of the coin thereinto such-as is obvious.

Adjacent to the coin slot 11 is provided a support to which is pivotally secured an engaging arm 27 as shown at 28, the latter being in turn provided with a depending lug or pawl 29 which projects into the carrying member 13 through the slot 30 thereof.

In order to provide means to normally retain the'engaging arm 27 in an upright position, Iprovide a suitable resilient element such as indicated by the numeral 31, one end thereof being aflixed to the carrying a member 13 as at 32, while the other end v normally bears against a lug 33 on the engaging.

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A perfume container at is also mounted in the housing such as shown in" Fig; -1-,the-

outlet spout 35 thereof being arranged to open exteriorly of the housing whereby the perfume may be freely ejectedtherefrom.

A stand 36 is mounted Within the. housing? 10 in proximity to the perfume container as at 37', the stand 36 carrying a suitable.

socket 38 for thereception of the lower: 'end of the air bulb 39; The air bulb may be connected? with the outlet: 35 of the container by a tube i0 in the usual manner; The head of. the actuating rod 14: is

- adapted-i to bear: against the air bulb 39 of the release of pressureon: the handle portion'219 In the operation of my invention; it Will be seen that under ordinary circumstances the lug -18 of the actuatingrod will be spaced from the depending paWli 29'of" the engaging arm 37 which will permit slight inward movement of thehandlerportion19, as is obvious; The spring 31 retains the-engagingarm. normally flush: with a vertical side of the' coinslot (see Fig-2;) whereby the pawl. 29 will effectually limit the inward movement of theactuating rod; However, W-hena c'oinof the predetermined denomination isdeposited in the coin: slot such as shown in Fig.1, immediatelyupon the-inward movement of the actuating rod; the plate 23 actingupon the coin will cause the rockingof the engaging ar1n27 so that its pawl 29 will be moved out of the path of movementof the lug 18-. As the inward movement of the handle19is'continued, the coin will be subsequently-forced beyond the engaging arm whereupon it will: fall into the interior of the housing but when this occurs the lug 18 of the actuating rod will have moved past the pawl 29; As-the actuating rod moves farther in this direction, the air bulb- 39 of' the ejecting apparatus will be" compressed so as to force a predetermined quantity of perfume through the outlet spout 3'5. lhe spring 16 will. also be compressed during this movement so that when pressure is released upon the handle 19', the actuating structure will be automatically returned to its initial position by means of'the spring 13. a

Upon reference to Fig. 1 it" will be noted that the engaging arm 2? normally lies flush with the side wall of the coin slot so that it cannot be effectually operated by passing an instrument into the coin slot-nor by the use of spurious coins. The coin deposited in order to cause the eflectual operation of the, device, must be of the predetermined denomination in order that the engaging'arm QY will be rocked slightly so as to permit the lug 18 of the actuating rod to move past the pawl 29. I

From the foregoing it will benoted that my inventionisboth eflicient in operation, and cheap to manufacture, and that the parts are so arranged whereby' they are not liable toget out of: order.

Inreducing my invention" to practice I find that the fornrreferred to herein is the most practical and preferredv embodiment and is the-most. eflicient but realizing that certainconditions will? necessarily vary in concurrence With the adoption of my device, Idesi-reto emphasize'the fact that various minor changesin the; details of construction andin-theproportion.of parts may be resorted; to when: required without sacrificingi any of. the advantagesof my invention as defined-V in the appended claims;

Having thus fully described my invention, what I. claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:.

1=. 7 Atom-controlledactuating device comprising in combination a housing having therein a slot for'receivingai GOlI1 one of the walls of said slot comprisingamovable section, a pusher. spaced fromi said. movable section, a memberoperable for actuating: an extraneous object, a stop carried by said movable section of the coin slotv wall and adapted to prevent unauthorized operation of said member andmeanscommon to-said pusher and said member-for actuating: them when a coin is interposedbetween said pusherand said movable section, whereby said movable section causes said? stopto allow operative'movement of said member.

2. A- coin-controlled actuating: device-comprising in combination, a housing having therein aslot for receiving a coin v one of thewalls ofsaidi slot comprising a pivotally mounted section, a pusher spaced from said pivotally mounted section, a member operable for actuating an extraneous object, a

stop carried by said pivotally mounted section of thecoin slot wall and adaptedto prevent unauthorized' operationiof; said member" and means common: to said pusher and said member for actuating them when a: coin isinterposed between said pusher and said pivotally mounted section, whereby said section: causes said stop to allow operative movement of said member;

3; A coin-controlled actuating device comprising combination: a. housing having therein at slot for receiving a coin and also havinga cavity communicating with said slot; onev of the; walls ofrsaid slot comprisinga movable section, a pusherspaced from said movable section and normally seated in said cavity so as to beiflush with the: ad-

jacent wall of the cavity, a member for actuating anextraneous object, a stop carried by said movable section and adapted to prevent unauthorized operation of said member, and means common to said pusher and to said member for actuating them when the coin is interposed between said pusher and said movable section, whereby said movable section causes said stop to allow operative movement of said member.

4:. A coin-controlled actuating device comprising in combination a housing having therein a slot for receiving a coin and also having a cavity communicating with the slot, a coin-actuating element normally seated in said cavity so as to be flush with the adjacent wall of said slot, a pusher for actuating said coin-actuating element, a coinactuated element normally forming a por- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

tion of a wall of said slot and being pivotally mounted and provided with a stop, a member movable to actuate an extraneous object, a stop carried by said member and cooperating with said coin-actuated element for preventing unauthorized actuation of said member, said coin-actuating element and said coin-actuated element being spaced to receive a coin therebetween, and means common to said pusher and said member for actuating them simultaneously when a coin is in position between the coin-actuating element and the coin-actuated element.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOBART L. NEEDHAM. Witnesses:

J E. BEELER, J. B. SHETLAN.

Washington, D. G. 

